Gemini 3.7 Flash

967 thisisauserid 2026-08-13 17:23:22 UTC blog.google Llama Share 493

Gemini 3.7 Flash is the latest model, offering substantial improvements in coding and agent tasks with a lower price point than Gemini 3.6 Flash. It delivers strong gains in debugging, issue resolution, and code accuracy across various workflows and domains.

DeepSeek Harness developer preview

739 bjin 2026-08-13 12:58:02 UTC deepseek.com Llama Share 309

DeepSeek Harness is now in developer preview, offering a plugin-based system for agent developers to create custom harnesses. It provides various modes, including standard, code, minimal and creator modes with tools and capabilities that can be swapped or extended.

Spaghettifying DRAM

713 matt_d 2026-08-13 14:17:13 UTC github.com/xoreaxeaxeax Llama Share 175

The skitter-creek-bath-salts project exploits a vulnerability in AMD Family 16h CPUs by manipulating the DRAM controller to scramble memory, bypassing security features like SEV and SGX. This allows for unrestricted access to protected regions of memory, including PSP private memory and SMRAM.

Accelerating GPT-5.6 Sol Ultrafast

712 pr337h4m 2026-08-13 18:10:02 UTC cerebras.ai Llama Share 278

Cerebras and OpenAI are launching Ultrafast Mode, a new service tier powered by Cerebras that delivers up to 750 output tokens per second without quality compromise. This resolves the tradeoff between speed and intelligence in AI models, enabling faster inference for mission-critical work.

Codex in ChatGPT desktop app for Linux is now in preview

468 allanrbo 2026-08-13 04:53:41 UTC community.openai.com Llama Share 315

The ChatGPT desktop app for Linux is now available in preview, offering a native experience with supported Ubuntu and Debian versions. It provides a workspace for managing projects and running Codex alongside ChatGPT.

Gloomberb

446 rbanffy 2026-08-13 13:52:32 UTC gloom.sh Full Share 229

See what's new in 0.10.5 ▞▀▖▜ ▌ ▌ ▌▄▖▐ ▞▀▖▞▀▖▛▚▀▖▛▀▖▞▀▖▙▀▖▛▀▖ ▌ ▌▐ ▌ ▌▌ ▌▌▐ ▌▌ ▌▛▀ ▌ ▌ ▌ ▝▀ ▘▝▀ ▝▀ ▘▝ ▘▀▀ ▝▀▘▘ ▀▀ Gloomberb is command-bar first. Type a ticker or a shortcut like DES AAPLor TOP and jump straight into the market view. Ranked stories, breaking news, sector feeds, global indices, FX, macro events, yield curves, movers, and sentiment.

Understanding is the new bottleneck

443 sebg 2026-08-13 18:47:19 UTC geoffreylitt.com Llama Share 240

The talk discusses the importance of human understanding in systems built by agents, and provides techniques for efficiently understanding code, including explain-diff and shared spaces. These methods aim to bridge the gap between humans and AI, enabling active participation in creative processes.

Choose Boring Technology (2015)

432 tosh 2026-08-13 17:48:13 UTC mcfunley.com Llama Share 245

The author reflects on the importance of technology choices in a company, emphasizing that innovation tokens should be spent wisely and that "boring" technologies like MySQL or PHP can be good enough. They advocate for mindful choice of technology to avoid overwhelming unknowns and operational costs.

Deutsche Bank becomes first foreign yuan clearing bank in Europe

413 Markoff 2026-08-13 12:09:50 UTC tradersunion.com Llama Share 469

China has authorized Deutsche Bank to clear renminbi transactions in Europe, expanding the use of yuan in international trade and investment. This move strengthens a payments franchise for Deutsche Bank while broadening China's efforts to increase the currency's global role.

Mistral OCR 4.1

411 spelk 2026-08-13 17:05:12 UTC docs.mistral.ai Full Share 166

Our latest OCR service powering our Document AI stack, with native paragraph-level bounding box extraction, structural block labels, and block-level confidence scores.

Ordinary Abundance

411 yen223 2026-08-13 13:39:41 UTC ordinaryabundance.com Llama Share 195

People have made significant advancements in technology and daily life, including music on demand, electric light, art reproductions, vision correction, instant communication, clean running water and refrigeration.

Nine PBS sues Iron Mountain over blocked access to archival data

385 vinayakborkar 2026-08-13 13:14:12 UTC current.org Llama Share 225

Nine PBS sued Iron Mountain Data Centers for over 50 terabytes of archival materials stored in a Denver data center after their cloud-storage vendor, Open Source Storage (OSS), cut off access without warning. The station claims OSS' predecessor owned the data and Iron Mountain refuses to return it due to OSS' ownership of the infrastructure housing the data.

Hello, me. It's been a while

379 somesoftdev 2026-08-13 18:37:18 UTC themech.net Llama Share 203

The author reflects on how they've lost the habit of quiet thinking over 14 years, replaced by constant background noise. They rediscovered this habit and found it to be more enjoyable than filling silence with podcasts or social media.

Donkey.bas is 45 Years Old – 131 line of Glory

279 jkrauska 2026-08-13 17:45:50 UTC donkeybas.com Full Share 147

DONKEY.BAS shipped with early IBM PC DOS as a demo of color graphics and sound in BASICA. It was written by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Neil Konzen in 1981 (version 1.10 in 1982). You only switch lanes — avoid the donkey, or BOOM. This page recreates the original CGA gameplay in JavaScript with some liberties. Original source: DONKEY.BAS · GitHub

Single log line is 49KB+ (ext4) / 110KB+ (btrfs) of systemd-journald disk writes

262 ValdikSS 2026-08-13 18:41:01 UTC github.com/systemd Llama Share 223

Using journald in write mode on an XFS file system, it writes to the hard drive but is inefficient and can corrupt during unclean reboots. This shows that iotop's accuracy issue may be due to kernel mechanisms rather than journald itself being slow.

NP-overrated

246 theanonymousone 2026-08-13 20:14:17 UTC gruhn.me Llama Share 184

NP-hard problems are often considered intractable but not impossible to solve, with many practical solutions existing. In practice, the worst-case scenarios rarely occur and can be mitigated with timeouts or heuristics.

I requested a copy of my data from McDonald’s loyalty program

235 thehoff 2026-08-13 14:37:51 UTC wired.com Llama Share 327

The author accessed their McDonald's data after signing up for the loyalty program years ago, revealing a 515-page report detailing past transactions and predicted future purchases. The report showed an alarming level of detail about the author's habits, raising concerns about commercial surveillance and data privacy.

How do I permanently disable random Google Photos popup to backup photos? (2024)

229 dt3ft 2026-08-13 19:07:34 UTC support.google.com Full Share 178

Passkeys are the simplest and most secure way to sign in to your account. To sign in with just your fingerprint, face scan, or screen lock, create a passkey.

Where did the old web go? We followed 657,607 links to find out

228 tdx 2026-08-13 17:49:18 UTC 0.mk Llama Share 214

A 17-year-old database backup of the old 0.mk URL shortener was restored and crawled, revealing that only a small percentage of links still load. The majority of links point to non-existent pages or have been blocked by websites.

Choosing an AI model: one prompt, 11 models, different results

220 toddmorey 2026-08-13 13:05:29 UTC netlify.com Llama Share 95

Netlify has launched a partnership with OpenRouter, offering two new pieces of functionality: the AI Gateway and Agent Runners. Users can now choose from various open models for their projects, including Kimi K3, GLM 5.2, and DeepSeek V4.

How Compaction Works in Pi

210 tosh 2026-08-13 17:57:50 UTC earendil.com Llama Share 91

Pi uses compaction to summarize conversation history when context limit is reached, discarding older content while preserving recent work. Compaction can be manually triggered using /compact command or automatically after a turn ends with configurable token budget.

Kubernetes on Oxide: How customer needs shaped our integrations

198 stevehipwell 2026-08-13 14:26:41 UTC oxide.computer Llama Share 99

The author, as Oxide's first Solutions Software Engineer, aimed to build software to solve customer problems by integrating Kubernetes with Oxide.

Blog about things you don't understand yet

169 gfysfm 2026-08-13 23:39:33 UTC seangoedecke.com Llama Share 49

The author publishes blog posts that represent at least two things they've learned, forcing them to think critically and research topics thoroughly. This process helps clarify their thoughts and leads to more effective writing.

AI agents lie, cheat and steal. That is putting off users

164 andsoitis 2026-08-13 13:28:45 UTC economist.com Full Share 212

Chestnut – eGPU dock with open-source firmware

160 txrx0000 2026-08-13 22:01:04 UTC hwbusters.com Llama Share 47

Comma.ai's Chestnut eGPU dock allows users to read and modify its firmware, a first for the industry. The $249-$799 dock enables more powerful driving models in cars, with some versions reaching 100W of power similar to Tesla's HW4.

Text AI watermarks will always be trivial to remove

147 pseudolus 2026-08-13 15:07:10 UTC seangoedecke.com Llama Share 191

The European Union's AI Act will require all AI outputs to be "detectable as artificially generated" starting in August 2026, with a new watermarking requirement.

Heart aerospace completes first flight of largest electric aircraft

147 chha 2026-08-13 14:11:51 UTC heartaerospace.com Llama Share 163

Heart Aerospace successfully flew its X1 demonstrator aircraft, a 106-foot battery-electric plane, for 27 minutes. The flight demonstrated all-electric flight at commercial airline scale and aims to lower air travel costs through electrification.

How AI text watermarking works

143 padolsey 2026-08-13 23:16:55 UTC declaude.org Llama Share 100

A statistical mark is hidden in generated text by tilting the model's shortlist of words towards a secret key, making it survive copying and editing. The mark lives in the choices between words, not in the characters themselves.

I built a 500k-domain search engine for makers in a weekend for $10

142 dreamforever 2026-08-13 13:36:19 UTC alexmorleyfinch.github.io Llama Share 83

A user built a personal search engine over a weekend, cataloging 560,000 sites for $10 and renting an overnight GPU. The engine uses a small local language model to summarize pages and has features like fuzzy matching and category filtering.

SIMD in the 90s: Programming Intel's Pentium MMX

137 ibobev 2026-08-13 12:44:05 UTC pikuma.com Llama Share 69

Intel's MMX technology was introduced in 1997, allowing for single instruction, multiple data processing on x86 CPUs. It enabled significant speedups in multimedia software and paved the way for modern SIMD architectures like AVX-512 and GPUs with thousands of cores.

DeepSeek API Pricing Update

130 mfiguiere 2026-08-13 12:49:21 UTC api-docs.deepseek.com Llama Share 184

V4-Pro and V4-Flash models have varying reasoning efforts for tasks, with Expert Mode available on app/web. API pricing is updated with peak and off-peak rates, offering more flexible workload scheduling options.

AI At Home Part 1: A Box Of Scraps

129 timmmmmmay 2026-08-13 16:22:05 UTC jdagostino.github.io Llama Share 62

The author is building a custom AI server using old computer parts, including four GPUs and an Intel Core i9 processor, to run the Deepseek V4 Flash model. They've overcome initial challenges with booting and fan control to get the system up and running with Ubuntu 24.04.

How Organizations Use AI: Evidence from ChatGPT [pdf]

127 malshe 2026-08-13 19:25:38 UTC cdn.openai.com Llama Share 115

Researchers studied how organizations use generative AI, specifically ChatGPT Enterprise, by linking account records to usage data from March 2026. The study found that ChatGPT Enterprise usage has grown rapidly among large and valuable firms with high R&D and SG&A expenses.

Coin-sized device can hack a Boeing 737

126 _tk_ 2026-08-13 07:57:40 UTC wired.com Llama Share 103

Researchers have found a way to hack into an airplane's autopilot system by physically accessing the plane and plugging in a device that can send electrical signals to spoof commands. This technique, called "Bus Driver," could potentially cause planes to crash or divert off course.

Clamiga: Common Lisp for the Amiga

123 emptybits 2026-08-13 03:05:36 UTC nnamgreb.de Llama Share 26

CL-Amiga, a Common Lisp implementation for the Amiga family, is built to run on m68k and PPC architectures. It has a self-contained bytecode VM with no external runtime dependencies and supports various features like object system, condition system, macros, and interactive development style.

How Gödel's Proof Works (2020)

121 tzury 2026-08-13 19:44:46 UTC quantamagazine.org Llama Share 65

Kurt Gödel's 1931 incompleteness theorems showed that any set of axioms is either incomplete or inconsistent, proving math cannot be a complete system. This discovery has far-reaching implications in mathematics and beyond.

Launch HN: Bullet (YC S26) – A Faster Coding Agent

118 adi1 2026-08-13 08:14:30 UTC codewithbullet.com Llama Share 89

A tool called Bullet was created to speed up agent runs by eliminating unnecessary steps and parallelizing independent tasks, saving hours of waiting time. It is now used internally at the company that developed it, which aims to help others achieve similar results.

Can I use my Outputs to train an AI model?

93 DarenWatson 2026-08-13 09:34:13 UTC support.claude.com Llama Share 89

Anthropic restricts using Outputs to train AI models without permission, citing safety and competitive concerns. Customers can use Outputs for non-competitive purposes such as generating content or analyzing data.

Shattered skeleton is first confirmed death from trebuchet

87 hermitcrab 2026-08-13 12:47:43 UTC science.org Full Share 56

Rapid warming may tip AMOC at 2°C, slower warming may avert collapse

87 maxboone 2026-08-13 10:17:57 UTC phys.org Full Share 138

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Solid 2.0 RC: The Big <Reveal>

84 GavinAnderegg 2026-08-13 17:53:19 UTC solidjs.com Full Share 59

The Conceptual Reasoning Index

78 optimalsolver 2026-08-13 13:48:14 UTC alignment.anthropic.com Llama Share 54

Researchers developed three conceptual reasoning benchmarks to evaluate AI models' ability to reason about complex issues, including decision theory and risks from advanced AI. The Conceptual Reasoning Index (CRI) aggregates these benchmarks to measure a model's overall conceptual reasoning capabilities.

The oldest bar in every state

75 NaOH 2026-08-13 18:14:06 UTC businessinsider.com Llama Share 37

The oldest bar in the US is a matter of debate, with various establishments claiming to be the oldest. The Griswold Inn in Connecticut (1776) and The Pirate's House in Georgia (1753) are among those that have been operating for centuries.

I want extern "fil-C"

72 domenkozar 2026-08-13 17:32:07 UTC domenkozar.com Llama Share 39

The author proposes a bridge between Rust and C, Fil-C, which compiles C with capabilities and runtime checks for memory safety. This would allow existing software to be rewritten in Rust while maintaining performance on legacy code that remains safe under ordinary unsafe C.

AI Is Threatening Natural Resources for Billions

71 quaintdev 2026-08-13 18:28:20 UTC unric.org Llama Share 65

By 2030, AI's water use will match the needs of 1.3 billion people and its power use triples that of 650 million, according to a UN University report.

Gakutensoku

71 benbreen 2026-08-13 16:32:15 UTC en.wikipedia.org Llama Share 13

Makoto Nishimura built the first robot, Gakutensoku, in Osaka in the late 1920s to celebrate nature and humanity. The robot was displayed internationally from 1928 to its disappearance in the 1930s, with a modern version now on display at the Osaka Science Museum.

Graduate student proves a quantum uncertainty principle for fractals

71 bookofjoe 2026-08-13 14:22:54 UTC quantamagazine.org Llama Share 12

A mathematician proved a new uncertainty principle that applies to fractals, which are shapes with intricate patterns. This principle shows that quantum particles cannot be trapped in fractal-like paths forever.

GoAccess – Open-source real-time log analyzer and interactive viewer

70 gregsadetsky 2026-08-13 16:22:16 UTC goaccess.io Llama Share 18

GoAccess is a fast, terminal-based log analyzer for real-time web server statistics. It detects suspicious activity and generates reports in HTML, JSON, and CSV formats.

We eliminated 1,400 CVEs in NanoClaw's container images

70 omrimaya 2026-08-13 14:18:34 UTC echo.ai Llama Share 47

Echo scans the NanoClaw container with multiple independent scanners to identify vulnerabilities, then separates findings into "safe to bump" and "needs real work." Echo's proprietary backporter agent applies security patches from newer versions of packages to older versions.

Show HN: MCP Memory – Fast Agent Memory Using Google's OKF and SQLite FTS5

69 pcbmaker20 2026-08-13 13:57:47 UTC github.com/fellowgeek Llama Share 35

MCP-Memory is a server for AI agents with persistent memory capabilities using the Open Knowledge Format (OKF v0.2) standard and SQLite indexing. It enables long-term memory storage, search, and retrieval across sessions with automatic setup and configuration.

JDK 27 G1/Parallel/Serial GC Changes

68 0x54MUR41 2026-08-13 17:22:39 UTC tschatzl.github.io Llama Share 33

OpenJDK 28 is approaching with significant changes to its stop-the-world collectors, including the introduction of G1 as the default garbage collector. These updates aim to improve performance, footprint, and latency profile by addressing various issues and adding new features.

Tocharian Online

68 Bluestein 2026-08-13 17:15:46 UTC lrc.la.utexas.edu Llama Share 15

Tocharian is a closely related Indo-European language family, consisting of two distinct languages A and B, discovered in Chinese Turkestan documents along the Silk Road. Tocharian texts date back to the 6th-8th centuries AD and include translations of Buddhist texts.

How Go detects struct copies with sync.noCopy

68 func25 2026-08-13 12:33:43 UTC func25.dev Full Share 72

My Rules for Using Spreadsheets

67 surprisetalk 2026-08-13 13:00:24 UTC leancrew.com Llama Share 57

The author shares their "Don't" rule for using spreadsheets, which is to avoid them for large or complex data sets due to poor organization and errors. They explain how years of working with poorly organized Excel spreadsheets soured them on the use of spreadsheets.

US sells 30-year bonds at highest borrowing costs since 2001

64 petethomas 2026-08-13 22:24:47 UTC ft.com Full Share 77

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The 37signals Manager Playbook

64 tosh 2026-08-13 16:12:01 UTC basecamp.com Llama Share 17

This page is outdated and recommends using a modern browser for the best experience. The playbook provides guidance on people management, team leadership philosophies, and balancing work responsibilities for 37signals employees.

2,500-year-old sculpture discovered at UNESCO site in Turkey

53 speckx 2026-08-13 15:26:42 UTC theartnewspaper.com Llama Share 17

A 2,500-year-old statue was discovered in Sardis, Turkey's ancient city, providing new insights into the Lydian civilization. The statue depicts a young man holding fruit and showcases a unique blend of styles from different periods.

Time to Move On: Querying Without Nulls and Bags

53 Jimmc414 2026-08-13 13:54:56 UTC arxiv.org Llama Share 18

The SQL language's success stems from its declarativeness, but it tolerates bags and nulls that hinder optimal performance. A null-free language with set semantics can avoid these issues and provide better results.

PBS loses 70 years of TV history after cloud storage vendor goes defunct

49 doener 2026-08-13 23:05:38 UTC tomshardware.com Llama Share 2

Nine PBS is facing a crisis after its cloud storage vendor, Open Source Storage (OSS), went out of business and lost access to over 50TB of data. The channel is now suing OSS and Iron Mountain, which it believes holds the data, to ensure its preservation.

Gemini 3.7 Flash

48 meetpateltech 2026-08-13 17:02:10 UTC blog.google Llama Share 3

Gemini 3.7 Flash is the latest model, offering substantial improvements in coding and agent tasks with a lower price point than Gemini 3.6 Flash. It delivers strong gains in debugging, issue resolution, and code accuracy across various workflows and domains.

Flock updates privacy, accountability, security, and transparency safeguards

47 LazyMans 2026-08-13 14:37:29 UTC flocksafety.com Llama Share 74

Flock is updating its ALPR data retention period to 7 days and introducing Evidence Mode for preserving specific data during active investigations. The company also strengthens oversight of system use with new features such as offense filtering, required audit assistance, proactive lockouts, and case codes.

Build a Stratum 1 PTP Grandmaster on a Budget

44 malcolmfrazier 2026-08-13 14:08:44 UTC opscode.io Llama Share 11

A DIY project built a PTP (Precision Time Protocol) grandmaster clock using a Raspberry Pi CM4, an Intel i226 NIC, and a GPS module. The build achieved sub-microsecond synchronization accuracy over LAN and WAN networks.

Marketers are Addicted to Bad Data (2020)

42 zbentley 2026-08-13 16:47:40 UTC jacquescorbytuech.com Llama Share 45

Many marketers are overwhelmed by data and metrics, but the reality is that most don't understand how they're collected or interpreted. This leads to poor decision-making and a lack of conviction in marketing strategies.

Mozilla says stricter antitrust measures against Google 'threaten Firefox'

41 speckx 2026-08-13 16:24:19 UTC techcentral.ie Llama Share 101

Mozilla may exit the browser market if it can't receive payments from Google for offering its search engine. This could lead to a loss of privacy-focused browsers and increased power for large tech companies.

The deep history behind the Road to Nowhere inside the Great Smoky Mountains

41 yareally 2026-08-13 00:02:02 UTC wunc.org Llama Share 11

The Road to Nowhere is a mysterious tunnel in western North Carolina with a history of displacement and environmental concerns. Locals visit the tunnel as part of their connection to ancestral lands and communities affected by the construction of Fontana Dam.

In the Shadow of the (Berlin) Wall

26 yitchelle 2026-08-13 07:10:41 UTC slowtravelberlin.com Llama Share 4

Thalia Gigerenzer meets a Treptow family, the Neumanns, who lived in Bouchéstraße during the Berlin Wall era. The street's unique layout and architecture reflect its history as a death strip between East and West Berlin.

DeepSeek up to 1000% price hike is live

25 krlx 2026-08-13 15:54:14 UTC xcancel.com Full Share 7

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McDonald's Built a 515-Page Dossier on Me. It Says I'll Never Stop Eating There

22 CGMthrowaway 2026-08-13 00:05:52 UTC wired.com Llama Share 4

The author accessed their McDonald's data after signing up for the loyalty program years ago, revealing a 515-page report detailing past transactions and predicted future purchases. The report showed an alarming level of detail about the author's habits, raising concerns about commercial surveillance and data privacy.

Production-ready detection and response queries for osquery

20 ankitg12 2026-08-13 02:32:01 UTC github.com/chainguard-dev Llama Share 1

OSQuery is a detection and response tool designed for production use, with queries formulated to return zero rows during normal behavior. It supports Linux, macOS, and can be extended to other platforms with new queries.

Airbnb Eval-driven development: Lessons from evaluating GenAI at scale

19 sebg 2026-08-13 19:26:58 UTC medium.com/airbnb-engineering Llama Share 5

Airbnb teams build trustworthy Generative AI products by treating evaluation as a first-class engineering discipline, using a combination of programmatic checks, virtual judges and human evaluation to ensure quality. They emphasize the importance of continuous testing and iteration to discover failure modes and improve product quality.

What I learned securing Sniffnet with the GitHub secure open source fund

18 dmit 2026-08-13 17:02:50 UTC sniffnet.app Llama Share 3

The author of Sniffnet has participated in the GitHub Secure Open Source Fund, a program that improves security and sustainability of open-source software. The fund provided $10k in funding, training, and mentorship to help maintainers understand security as a baseline requirement.

HN: Xenon, open source dashboard for a second screen, tablet or phone

15 marcimastro981 2026-08-13 18:38:29 UTC xenon-app.com Full Share 4

Pull the top bar down and type the way you would say it, like "photos from december". The same index, kept current on the PC in the background, is what draws the map of a drive the moment you open it; cleanup proposes only what is on a fixed list of caches and temporary files, and what it removes goes to the Recycle Bin.

Compute-optimal is not cluster-optimal

13 yuxin_tang 2026-08-13 17:40:09 UTC szha.ai Llama Share 0

Researchers developed MOSAIC, a workflow that optimizes model architecture and token budget for pretraining. It balances predicted loss with deliverable FLOPs to find the best configuration.